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New Test Kits Raise Hope For COVID-19 Fight

Nigeria can now reach its target of testing more than 10 million residents for coronavirus (COVID-19…

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Nigeria Records 136 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Cases Now 58,460

Nigeria recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 58,460. The Nigeria Centre…

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Delta To Recruit 40 Pharmacists

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has given approval for the employment of 40 pharmacists. He ga…

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Nigeria May Experience Virus Explosion In Low Testing States, NCDC Warns

THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that the country may experience an explosio…

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Gombe Dissolves Governing Councils Of Tertiary Institutions

Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has directed the dissolution of the governing councils…

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Council Seals Illegal Nursing School In Plateau

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midw…

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Africa Records More Asymptomatic Cases As COVID-19 Kills Over 35,000

More than 35,000 people have died from COVID-19 in African countries since the outbreak of the viral…

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NLC, TUC Leaders Under Attack For Suspending Strike

Labour leaders were chided on Monday for shelving the proposed strike. They suspended the industrial…

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Social, Environmental Factors Behind Africa’s Low COVID-19 Cases — WHO

Despite the fragile health systems, African countries have so far been spared the worst of the COVID…

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COVID-19: Africa CDC Upgrades Skills Of 20 Community Health Workers In Lagos State

Towards boosting the COVID-19 response in Lagos State, 20 Community Health Workers, and one supervis…

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WHO, NHF Move Against Cardiovascular Deaths

As the World Heart Day holds today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigerian Heart Found…

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NCDC Records 2 Deaths, 126 New COVID-19 Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two deaths and 126 new cases of COVID-19…

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NAFDAC To Conduct Pre-Shipment Analysis On Imported Drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Sunday said it would embark on p…

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UI, UCH Sign MoU on Paediatric Hospital

The University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have signed a Memorandum of Un…

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COVID-19: Abia To Procure Mobile Lab, Theatre

Abia State Government has said it will procure a mobile laboratory and medical theatre in a bid to c…

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Abiodun Appoints SUBEB, OOUTH Board

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed chairman and members of the State Universal …

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NLC, TUC Suspend Nationwide Strike For Two Weeks

Organised Labour has suspended its planned nationwide industrial action for two weeks over the recen…

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We’ve Reduced Production Capacity Of Alcohol In Sachets By 50% — NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the production capaci…

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FG Moves To Strengthen Primary, Secondary Healthcare Systems

The Federal government is working with the state governments to overhaul secondary healthcare instit…

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Nationwide Strike Will Bring More Suffering To Workers, Governors Tell Labour

Governors of the 36 states of the federation, under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), have…

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